Post Utme Eksu 2017 Economics Question 9

Practice objective / multiple choice question 9 from the 2017 Post Utme Eksu Economics examination.

Post Utme Eksu 2017 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 9 POST_UTME_EKSU • 2017 • ECONOMICS • objective

A farmer in Nigeria decides to allocate 100 hectares of land between two crops: maize and yams. The marginal product of maize is 20 tons per hectare, while the marginal product of yams is 15 tons per hectare. If the farmer's opportunity \cost of time is ₦500 per hour, and it takes 10 hours to plant and harvest one hectare of maize, determine the optimal allocation of land between maize and yams.

Answer Options

A. 50 hectares maize, 50 hectares yams
Correct Answer B. 60 hectares maize, 40 hectares yams
C. 70 hectares maize, 30 hectares yams
D. 80 hectares maize, 20 hectares yams
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
60 hectares maize, 40 hectares yams

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This is Post Utme Eksu 2017 Economics Question 9. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Eksu Economics examination.

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